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Salima Ismayilova is a Director of Business Development at Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD) which is a cloud-based data management and analysis platform for chemistry and biology research teams. In 2011 Salima earned her doctorate degree in Plant Biology studying lichens as a key ingredient in perfume palette.  As a former biologist and with an MBA Degree from Florida International University Salima successfully transitioned into supporting scientists in accelerating their discovery efforts as part of the CDD team. Salima is passionate about the importance of FAIR data, data management, quality and centralization, lab automation and workflows. Though Salima may have stepped away from the active lab world, her passion for science remains fervent, and is committed to leveraging her knowledge and expertise to drive innovation and deliver impactful solutions to the scientific community.